So you’ve built a quality product that is being heavily consumed and a larger company is now seeking to acquire your startup. This blog post provides tips for avoiding common mistakes made by startup companies during acquisitions. Avoiding Mistakes from the Start of Your Startup: Founder Equity – Hold founder […]

When you are starting a company, the last thing you want to think about is paperwork, particularly dense legal agreements between your other cofounder(s) and your new company. But as burdensome as it can seem now to properly document your startup, failing to do so now can cause much bigger […]

Selling with an Earn-out? Who is (Really) Buying? The Seventh Circuit Offers A Reminder. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit offers good reminders for structuring earn-out agreements. In Northbound Group, Inc., v. Norvax, Inc., et al., No. 14–1651 (July 28, 2015), the Seventh Circuit held that a […]

[COMPANY, INC.] Due Diligence Request List In connection with the proposed sale by [Company, Inc.], a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), of its Series [__] Preferred Stock, below please find a list of the items that we would like to review as part of our due diligence investigation of the Company. […]